A company using deceptive methods to fool people into thinking it was affiliated with Google, or represented it, has been closed down following an investigation into its deceptive practices. The company had been charging business for a listing in the My Business listing in Google.
The Insolvency Service said the firm had:
falsely implied that it represented or was affiliated to Google when speaking to clients
falsely implied they would lose their listings if they failed to pay it
failed to make clear its contracts auto-renewed after a 12-month period
used "offensive and threatening" debt collection methods
Fake Google Company Shut Down by UK Insolvency Service [bbc.co.uk]
